Air pollution impacts on crops and forests : an introduction -- Air pollution impacts in North America -- Air pollution impacts on vegetation in Europe -- Air pollution impacts on vegetation in Japan -- Air pollution impacts on vegetation in Australia -- Air pollution impacts on vegetation in China -- Air pollution impacts on vegetation in Taiwan -- Air pollution impacts on vegetation in India -- Air pollution impacts on vegetation in Pakistan -- Air pollution and vegetation in Egypt : a review -- Air pollution impacts on vegetation in South Africa -- Air pollution impacts on vegetation in Mexico -- Disturbances to the Atlantic rainforest in Southeast Brazil -- Assessing the extent of air pollution impacts in developing countries region -- Social and economic policy implications of air pollution impacts on vegetation in developing countries
Summary
Air pollution is a problem affecting every part of our planet, however, its global effects are poorly understood. This book provides the first truly global assessment of the scale of impacts of air pollution on crops and forests. The core of the book comprises assessments of the problem by experts from 12 different countries on every continent - describing the evidence of air pollution effects on crop yields and forest vitality with regard to environmental policies. These analyses are placed in the context of a global assessment of the scale of current and future air pollution levels, as well as in the socio-economic context of local production systems